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Dang it Avalon, you c(XD LOL)-block Shirou and Reinforce, but don't protect his mind in other ways? What is wrong, you woman?
Friendship, be made! Magical power, gather! Starlight Breaker.... this world!

The ambition of a man against the loyalty of another. Leading to a terrible, bleak end.

Raoh and Kenshiro in Hokuto no Ken

Two heir of a martial arts school, who embodies two ideals in a world who needs a savior bringing new values.

Dio Brando and the Joestar family in Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

An entire bloodline bound to a single man, who is the pure incarnation of evil in this universe.

Yang Wen Li and Reinhard von Lohengramm in Legend of Galactic Heroes

A modest figure, who stayed loyal to the idea of a republic to the bitter end, all while admiring his rival and understanding the merits of the opposing form of government. On the other side, a man who could very be the closest thing to Alexander The Great and Napoleon Bonaparte in this far future.

I'm not sure if these two dynamics are more foils than they are rivalries and I'm certain Madoka was intended to be Homura's foil anyway. All of the characters were on opposing sides but I never really got any rivalry vibes from either of them. Then again someone pointed out to me the conflict between Kariya Matou and Tokiomi Tohsaka which I failed to notice before Fate/Zero II aired so maybe my idea of a rivalry is different or just outdated but I digress.

Anyway, I'm going to second Yang Wenli and Reinhard von Lohengramm from Legend of the Galactic Heroes. They only meet face-to-face once in the entire series but you knew how much they acknowledged each other on the battlefield. What really surprised me, really, was how much of an idealist Reinhard was and how cynical Yang was.

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I want to know more, it's a wild night
let's delve into the dreams
I want to know more, it's a wild ride
so let's have a shocking party
dancing, dancing, don't stop my dancing
dancing, dancing, let me do

Amuro Ray and Char Aznable from Mobile Suit Gundam is the classic rivalry for me, and is replicated by Banagher Links and Full Frontal from Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. Setsuna F. Seiei and Graham Aker from Gundam 00 Season 2 represent a departure, making the rivalry one sided and, in my eyes, more amusing.

I've never thought of it as Amuro vs Char, but as Char vs the world. UC is the one branch of Gundam where I always felt like the "villain" was actually the main character, and I thought Amuro was the least developed MC ever (not to be confused as the worst MC ever).

They came first for sharks fin,I didn't speak up because I don't eat sharks fin.
Then they came for foie gras,I didn't speak up because I don't eat foie gras.
Then they came for Toro (bluefin tuna) sushi,I didn't speak up because I don't eat sushi.
Then they came for me and force me to be a vegan by that time no one was left to speak up.

The greatest lie is to convince people that the world is a dangerous place and a zero sum game where you are never safe. Distrust others and fight them for scraps, while the real enemy that spreads this lie takes the whole pie.Avatar and Sig courtesy of TheEroKing
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